Architecture

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
00381855	Middle-East Architecture	2025	Spring	8	2+0+0	4	4

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	In addition to the weekly topics presented by the professor on Middle Eastern architecture, students are expected to conduct research on each topic, evaluate the information they collect through group work, and present their findings.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	None
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Lect. Dr. Nastaran DELJAVAN
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Lect. Dr. Nastaran DELJAVAN	A-207	[email protected]	7972	Thursday 14:00 - 15:00

Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses	X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P3	To have the ability to develop discourse, theory and practice by developing new concepts by having the knowledge of historical, geographical, social and cultural context to design and plan in the field of architecture.	4
P6	To have knowledge in the history of art and architecture on a national and international scale.	3
P16	To be able to express by establishing a connection between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the general culture of the individual.	3

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Skills on reading the built environment as a physical space, socio-space with its different layers.	P.3.2	1,7
O2	To comprehend the historical meaning of architecture, to follow the developments of the periods and to analyze their differences.	P.6.1	1,7
O3	Gains the ability to form a bond by establishing the relationship of spatial design development with cultural, social, political and historical concepts.	P.6.6	1,7
O4	To be able to make comparisons between national and international values in art and design.	P.16.3	1,7
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Architectural Characteristic of Ancient ages in Middle East cities,
2	Architectural Characteristic of middle ages in Middle East cities (late 5th to the late 15th centuries),
3	Feature of cities in middle ages in Middle East (late 5th to the late 15th centuries),
4	Architectural characteristic of public buildings in Middle East (late 5th to the late 15th centuries),
5	Construction techniques and materials of buildings in various cities of Middle East middle ages (late 5th to the late 15th centuries),
6	City form and location of public buildings in Middle East cities (late 15th century and late 19th century),
7	Characteristic of vernacular architecture in Middle East cities (late 15th century and late 19th century),
8	Midterm
9	Architecture and Urbanism in Middle East cities (from 20th century till now),
10	Tall buildings architecture in Middle East cities (from 20th century till now),
11	Characteristic of public and religious buildings in Middle East cities (from 20th century till now): part 1,
12	Characteristic of public and religious buildings in Middle East cities (from 20th century till now): part 2,
13	Ecological architecture in Middle East cities (from 20th century till now): part 1,
14	Ecological architecture in Middle East cities (from 20th century till now): part 2,

Resources	Radoine, H. Architecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East 1st Edition, Wiley; 2017.
	Al-Asad, M. Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in the Middle East, University Press of Florida, 2012.
	Masoud, A.M. Contemporary Architecture in Iran: from 1925 to the present, Independently published (2020).
	Watenpaugh, K.D., Being Modern in the Middle East: Revolution, Nationaliasm, Colonialism, and the Arab Middle Class, Princeton University Press, 2012.

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	-	-
Practice	-	-
Field Study	-	-
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	1	20 (%)
Projects	-	-
Listening	-	-
Midterms	1	30 (%)
Final Exam	1	50 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	2	28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	1	14
Midterms	1	10	10
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	1	20	20
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	10	10
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			82
Total Work Load / 30			2,73
Course ECTS Credits:			3

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P3	P6	P16
O1	Skills on reading the built environment as a physical space, socio-space with its different layers.	4	-	-
O2	To comprehend the historical meaning of architecture, to follow the developments of the periods and to analyze their differences.	-	3	-
O3	Gains the ability to form a bond by establishing the relationship of spatial design development with cultural, social, political and historical concepts.	-	3	-
O4	To be able to make comparisons between national and international values in art and design.	-	-	3